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"Life is half spent before we know what it is." George Herbert

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Crying Out for Help

I think by now it is pretty clear that many of my prayers and much of my heart belongs to the orphans of this world. But you may not really, truly realize their plight and how extreme it is, especially for special needs children in orphanages, until you see pictures like these:

These are pictures of sweet Liliana, an orphan in Eastern Europe with Down Syndrome. Do you know what makes these pictures extremely horrifying?? Liliana is ELEVEN years old. Yes, you heard me right. Eleven.

She is tiny, emaciated, starving away at only 10 pounds. TEN pounds! The size of a two month old!!!!

How is it possible not to be outraged at something like this?!!?? How is it possible to think-- as Adeye mentions in her post below-- that this is "Someone else's problem"??

As God's children we are called to care for all of His creation. We are especially called to care for the orphans and the widows of this world who don't have anyone else to look out for their needs.

Adeye is having a fundraiser for this child with some wonderful prizes to give away as well. Please consider donating to this child's fund so that this little one might find a family to bring her home and give her all the care, nourishment and love that she has been sorely lacking!!

The world's children ARE our problem. We can't just sit by and say that this doesn't matter just because it isn't in our own backyard. We can't harden our hearts and try to forget that there are children out there like Liliana who are suffering.

Believe it or Not... Reeces Rainbow is finding families for many children with Down Syndrome

This will touch your heart-- the plight of the orphan in China. Take a look.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us.~ Walt Emerson

"I cannot play it safe and please God"

Keith Seabourn

"All that is needed for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing."

Edmund Burke

"I'd rather regret the things that I have done than the things I have not done."

Lucille Ball

"To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice."

Confucius

"And I took the road less traveled by, and that made all the difference."

Robert Frost

"Preach the gospel always, and when necessary, use words."

Unknown

"The one who says it can't be done should get out of the way of the one who is doing it."

Chinese Proverb

"If we say we love God but do nothing on behalf of the world's vulnerable children, we're kidding ourselves; we're ignorant and misinformed. You cannot love God without developing a passion for orphans."

About Me

I am wife to Tim, and stay-at-home Mommy to 10 amazing children! Four of them are biological, and 6 are through the blessing of adoption. We are a Christian homeschooling family who love life and try to follow God's will in all of it.

The beautiful children listed here are all available for adoption through Reece's Rainbow, or have wonderful families trying to raise enough money to bring these children home. They are from a variety of countries around the world and each is beautiful and perfect just the way God made them. They are all deserving of a loving home. Most have Down Syndrome, others have different special needs like HIV, Cerebral Palsy or FAS. Please consider donating to one of these children's funds to give these precious children of God a greater chance to grow up in a loving family instead of being doomed to a short life in an institution.